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Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... fivefold. This reinforces expectations that in coming decades Australia's superannuation asset pool will grow to be worth many times the value of GDP and could fundamentally change Australia's macroeconomic structure.

Goldman and JBWere extend partnership

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... broking to full service wealth management. I believe this is critical if we are to remain relevant to clients in challenging times," he added. A company spokesperson for Goldman Sachs said it wanted to extend the relationship because it was working well ...

Controversial short-sell ban inconclusive

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... disclosure regime for covered short sales and the permanent ban on naked shorts may limit the need for a total ban in future times of turmoil. However, the report notes that, if a situation were to arise that involves disorderly markets and action by ...

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... moderate to severe inflation..." While we're at it, we might want to include Ruchir Sharma's opinion piece in the Financial Times arguing that QE drives greater increases in commodity prices than they do stocks - and higher commodity costs (like food ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... that related party transactions between retail super funds and their related party service providers are on average two times the market rates." "The Financial Services Council's new governance policy fails the basic test of ensuring that their directors ...

Businesses in for tougher times: Debt collector

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Business conditions for Australian companies are much worse than currently being reported with tougher times ahead, warns debt collector Prushka. Prushka, one of Australia's largest debt collectors, has seen a worrying increase in the proportion of ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... stabilise income can help investors profit if interest rates fall or if there is a flight from equities during difficult times, said Turek. "And thirdly, an "inflation linked" component that links returns over the long run to inflation and can help preserve ...

Denison: Adviser's action crucial to investment success

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... ambiguous in terms of the treatment of votes from abstaining investors. " Burrows said dialogue with advisers was crucial at times like this to ensure investors' interests were protected. "Advisers need to speak with their clients to help them decide ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... imports destroy employment. Now you won't wonder why Xstrata Coal and BHP are reportedly sacking 600 and 300, respectively. Times like these, we again need all hands on deck. Super Mario has done it, PM Wen is doing it, Pres Lee's onto it, PM Noda's ...